PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Stevie Franchise (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Combo King (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Franchise's entrance music is Microphone Fiend- Rage Against the Machine. A fine choice. There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.

Franchise
vs
King

178 cm
28
165 lbs
8 - 9 - 0

185 cm
29
167 lbs
13 - 16 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
World class boxer
Very quick

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 9 - 0, fighting out of New York, Stevie Franchise!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Combo King!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Jack Bonds and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
King lands a high kick!
A leg kick checked by King.

Oooooh!!! King has knocked Franchise down with a huge combo! King steps away and waves a wobbly Franchise back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!

Franchise is rocked!
Franchise jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Franchise has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Fight Club FC in the buildup to the fight.
Franchise misses the jab.
Franchise throws the left hand but King avoids the punch easily.

King closes the distance and clinches.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Franchise managing to block the knees to the body from King.
Franchise blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A bit of stalling here from Franchise.
King prevents Franchise from breaking the clinch.
Franchise is trying to break the clinch but King has him pressed against the cage.
Franchise scores with a nice hook to the head.

Franchise manages to break the clinch.
King uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Franchise.
King has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Franchise is landing a low percentage of strikes.
A head kick misses from King.
Stevie Franchise seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Franchise throws the left hand but King avoids the punch easily.
Franchise lands a jab.
Franchise looks to land a right hand but King moved out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
King tries to clinch up.
Franchise pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces King back to the cage. Franchise follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
King lands a head kick. Franchise smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Franchise misses with an uppercut
and King counters with a stiff right hand.
Franchise is really struggling to find his range with his punches. King's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
King throws a head kick that misses
and Franchise counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
A low kick from Franchise misses
and King counters with a straight right hand.
Oh Franchise is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Franchise blocks a head kick by King.
Franchise seems to have got his legs back now.
King uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Franchise.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Franchise throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
As Franchise backs off King throws a huge counter combo but Franchise manages to avoid it all.
King moves away from the strike by Franchise.
King throws out a counter right but Franchise avoids it with no problem.
Franchise displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as King throws out the jab.
King swings and misses with a hook to the body.
King displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Franchise throws out the jab.
A combination from King does no damage.
Franchise swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by King.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Franchise throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Franchise throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
King throws a head kick but Franchise moves out of range.
A telegraphed right hand from Franchise misses the target.
A little jabbing left from King on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.

King gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Franchise lands a hook to the side of the head.
Franchise slowing the pace effectively.
King scores with a nice hook to the head.
King digs a right hand into Franchise's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Franchise's gas tank.
King lands with a left to the head.
Franchise being controlled against the cage.

Franchise breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
King throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Franchise.
Franchise cracks a nice hook into King's ribs.
King moves out of range as Franchise strikes.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Franchise walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. King checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
King looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Franchise throws a quick inside leg kick.
Franchise walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
King misses with a head kick.
Franchise misses with a hook. King ducked under it nicely.
Franchise just misses with a punch to the body.
A slow jab from Franchise misses its intended target.
Franchise takes a swing at King's ribcage but misses.
A jab from Franchise misses.
Franchise throws a shot from downtown. King moves away and avoids it.
A slow jab from Franchise misses its intended target.
King cracks Franchise with a right hand to the side of the head.
Franchise looks to throw the jab but King is out of range.
Franchise tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but King was well out of range. Poor timing from Franchise.
King throws a counter combo.
A head kick by King misses
and Franchise counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
King will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Franchise stalks King and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into King's face. King staggers backwards, shaken.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A head kick misses from King.
Franchise fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. King looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Franchise scores with a punch to the head.
King avoids a kick to the body.
Franchise tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
King changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Franchise misses with a wild body shot.
King uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Franchise.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A nice combination there by Franchise.

King is rocked!
King moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
King tries to clinch there but Franchise circles away.
Franchise seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Franchise scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Stevie Franchise will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Franchise connects with the punch.
King is still on wobbly legs! Can Franchise finish him?
Look low, kick high! Franchise uses the oldest trick in the book to send King tumbling to the canvas, in a truly brutal knockout! Franchise is absolutely delighted - when King wakes up, I doubt he'll be quite so happy!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:10 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Stevie Franchise!
Stevie Franchise really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that Voodoo Nutrition logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.